It took awhile, but that near field communication (NFC) chip inside the Nexus S is finally getting some action. Google just announced that their new Google Wallet app is rolling out to the Sprint Nexus S 4G via an over-the-air update.

Initially the Google Wallet app will let consumers tap-to-pay with their Citi MasterCard account, but the service will soon support Visa, Discover and American Express. Eventually, Google wants to allow you to add all of your payment cards to Google Wallet. Google is also making available a Google Prepaid Card, which can be funded with any of your existing plastic credit cards.

Hit up the official Google Wallet site for all the details on how payments and offers work.

As for the other versions of the Nexus S on AT&T and T-Mobile, there is no mention of when those devices might be supported. Hopefully Google is working with those carriers on an agreement and an announcement is forthcoming.

If you have a Sprint Nexus S 4G, let us know if you get a chance to try it out. Do you think Google Wallet could actually replace your physical wallet?

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I feel exactly the same way. NFC was one of the reasons I choose to get the Nexus S. Hopefully Google is quick to roll it out to the other Nexus S variants, especially the first one. I would think it’d be in their best interest to make Google Wallet as broadly available as possible.

At this moment the Nexus S, and certain versions of the Galaxy S II have NFC built in. I believe the Sprint, and soon to be released T-Mobile version of the GSII have NFC, as well as the Russian(I think?) international version.

I am not okay with the whole NFC chip. Down rate me all you want, but the last thing I need is my phone getting stolen and someone having access to pretty much everything in my life via my phone. And it is NOT that hard to get past the “lock” screen.
Also, my visa is a “pay wave” card and that doesn’t seem to have taken off very well, most credit card readers don’t use it. I don’t foresee this technology being taken advantage of either.

I bought a Nexus S 4G from Sprint today. But the application. Google Wallet, is not installed on the phone. It looks like the application will be pushed to the phone via software update. But the update has not arrived yet. I do not know how long it will take for Google Wallet to be installed on my phone. Is there anyone who received the update and installation of the Google Wallet app? The Google Wallet App is not available on the Android Market. It looks like a pre-installed application for the Sprint Nexus S 4G. I wasted whole afternoon talking to Spring customer support; they have no knowledge about the service.